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89
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38403
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2278
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1148

Michael Eracleous publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Eracleous sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 359 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Michael Eracleous D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael Eracleous sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Eracleous is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of galaxies and related phenomena. Their main topics of work cover:

  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Michael Eracleous has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • "A Catalog of 406 AGNs in MaNGA: A Connection between Radio-mode AGNs and Star Formation Quenching" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Exploring Changing-look Active Galactic Nuclei with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V: First Year Results" (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Transient "Changing-look" Active Galactic Nucleus Resolved on Month Timescales from First-year Sloan Digital Sky Survey V Data" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • "An Excess of Active Galactic Nuclei Triggered by Galaxy Mergers in MaNGA Galaxies of Stellar Mass ∼1011 M " (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Probing the Origin of Changing-look Quasar Transitions with Chandra" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal

The majority of their publications appear in well-known venues such as:

  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
  • The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jessie C. Runnoe
  • Scott F. Anderson
  • Paul Green
  • John J. Ruan
  • Qian Yang

Best Publications

  • LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

    Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

  • Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

    Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

  • LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

    Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

  • The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

    Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

    Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

  • LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

    Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

  • The Thirteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey MApping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida

  • The SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Overview and Early Data

    Kyle S. Dawson;Jean-Paul Kneib;Will J. Percival;Shadab Alam

  • Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

    D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

  • The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

    Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andrés Almeida;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

  • The SDSS-IV extended baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: Overview and early data

    Kyle S. Dawson;Jean Paul Kneib;Will J. Percival;Shadab Alam

  • The Sixteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

    Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

  • Double-peaked Emission Lines in Active Galactic Nuclei

    Michael Eracleous;Jules P. Halpern

  • The Discovery of the First "Changing Look" Quasar: New Insights into the Physics & Phenomenology of AGN

    Stephanie M. LaMassa;Sabrina Cales;Edward C. Moran;Adam D. Myers

  • THE DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST “CHANGING LOOK” QUASAR: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PHYSICS AND PHENOMENOLOGY OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

    Stephanie M. LaMassa;Sabrina Cales;Sabrina Cales;Edward C. Moran;Adam D. Myers

  • The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

    Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

  • Completion of a Survey and Detailed Study of Double-peaked Emission Lines in Radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei

    Michael Eracleous;Michael Eracleous;Jules P. Halpern;Jules P. Halpern

  • Large-amplitude X-ray outbursts from galactic nuclei: A systematic survey using ROSAT archival data

    J. L. Donley;W. N. Brandt;Michael Eracleous;Michael Eracleous;Th. Boller

  • An X-ray Spectral Survey of Radio-Loud AGN with ASCA

    R. M. Sambruna;M. Eracleous;R. F. Mushotzky

Frequent Co-Authors

Jules P. Halpern
Jules P. Halpern Columbia University
Scott F. Anderson
Scott F. Anderson University of Washington
Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann
Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Paul J. Green
Paul J. Green Harvard University
W. N. Brandt
W. N. Brandt Pennsylvania State University
Donald P. Schneider
Donald P. Schneider Pennsylvania State University
Yue Shen
Yue Shen University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael R. Blanton
Michael R. Blanton New York University
Keivan G. Stassun
Keivan G. Stassun Vanderbilt University
Adam D. Myers
Adam D. Myers University of Wyoming

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